Court says Kan. school case ruling still to come

Tuesday

Dec 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM

The presiding judge in a Kansas school finance lawsuit has told attorneys in the case not to expect a ruling until around the first of the year.

AP

The presiding judge in a Kansas school finance lawsuit has told attorneys in the case not to expect a ruling until around the first of the year.Shawnee County District Court Judge Franklin Theis (Tice) has sent a letter to attorneys representing school districts and a Wichita attorney defending the state to update them on his timetable for a decision.The judge says it was initially thought a decision could come by Dec. 1, but the amount of material to review and the time it is taking to write a ruling has pushed the deadline back.The school districts are asking the judges to rule that the state is failing to fulfill its constitutional duty to adequately fund public school districts.